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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book on meat smoking
This is an excellent book on meat smoking and building smokers. This is not a cookbook loaded with recipes, but rather a tutorial on the art of traditional smoking. Well presented explanation about the differences between smoking, barbecuing and grilling. Anyone considering building his own smoker should read this book first--not only does it explain various concepts such...

1.0 out of 5 starsdon't bother
We purchased this book for our son who began hunting , tanning hides etc. it was a waste of money .It was partly my fault had I read the reviews more I would have known this is not the book for backwoods bush people . If you want to spend oodles of money on equipment & tech stuff then yes buy the book .If You want to set up an old time smoker & salt cure etc. there are...

This is an excellent book on meat smoking and building smokers. This is not a cookbook loaded with recipes, but rather a tutorial on the art of traditional smoking. Well presented explanation about the differences between smoking, barbecuing and grilling. Anyone considering building his own smoker should read this book first--not only does it explain various concepts such as draft, smoke delivery, pipe length, baffles, etc., it also contains plans for concrete block smokers, barrel smokers, masonry smokers, and many others (there are about 100 drawings and 50 photos in it that beautifully illustrate the concepts and plans presented).

Nothing fancy.. just a good old fashioned style book with black and white photographs and real stories with basic designs. Have a look in your yard, or a garage/yard sale and then consult the book, and probably you would be able to create your own smoke-house from an afternoons work, or several weekends depending on how much you want to put into it. There is a good chapter on meat safety and recipes which I have not tried yet, but am confident that by using this book , I will be smoking this winter...

Complementary book to home sausage making from Mariansky brothers. Even if some things are repeated from home sausage making there is also much more information on smoking process and smoker building (even a sketh and info to build one with gas piping).

We purchased this book for our son who began hunting , tanning hides etc. it was a waste of money .It was partly my fault had I read the reviews more I would have known this is not the book for backwoods bush people . If you want to spend oodles of money on equipment & tech stuff then yes buy the book .If You want to set up an old time smoker & salt cure etc. there are other books he learned so much from we found via the library but also carried here at Amazon which I am ordering for him now . personally unless we were going to set up a business / shop I would stay away from this book .